November 26, 2010, 9:39AM

Times-Picayune managing editor Peter Kovacs asks Times-Picayune political columnist Stephanie Grace for her list of the year's three biggest political turkeys. There's a Thanksgiving turkey angle to the story of one judge who made the list. Full story »

November 25, 2010, 2:24PM

YEONPYEONG ISLAND, South Korea -- South Korea's president ordered more troops to a front-line island and dumped his defense minister Thursday as the country grappled with lapses in its response to a deadly North Korean artillery strike. In scenes reminiscent of the Korean War 60 years ago, dazed residents of Yeonpyeong island foraged through blackened rubble for pieces of... Full story »

November 25, 2010, 5:00AM

Responding to Katy Reckdahl's story, "New Orleans still lacks affordable housing for its poorest people, report says," reader rdu07 commented, in part: "...The city and the region in general needs to focus on stemming the alarming insurance rates that continue to rise each year following Hurricane Katrina. The cost of living here is getting to be extremely high when... Full story »

November 24, 2010, 5:35PM

The president of the Bureau of Governmental Research offered some support Wednesday to New Orleans City Council members who have been looking for ways to cut Mayor Mitch Landrieu's proposed $483.4 million city budget for 2011. In an open letter to the mayor and council, BGR President Janet Howard said the city could save several million dollars by cutting its... Full story »